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David S.266
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
Move Dropbox folder to removable drive?
I have an Intel Compute Stick with very little storage on the device itself. I tried to move my Dropbox folder to a microSD card installed in my Intel Compute Stick but I got an error message from Dr...
- 9 years ago
I had been searching and I found this. Just did it and it works perfectly. http://copytaste.com/io8211xb
Dropbox on a Thumb Drive
1. You can have your Dropbox folder on removable media (a flash/thumb drive) on Windows. If you have a flash/thumb drive, you will first need to mount it. This is done by:
a. Control panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Storage --> Disk Management
b. Right click on the flash/thumb drive, select Change Drive Letter and Paths…
c. Select add, then select Mount in the following empty NTFS folder, browse to your C:, select New Folder…
d. Name the folder "DB Mount", click OK, click OK, click OK. Close Computer Management.
e. You can now access your flash/thumb drive through its removable storage location (drive letter) or through the mounted location (C: DB Mount). Dropbox requires a local drive (the mounted volume).
2. Download Dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/install (You will have to signup for an account if you don't already have one).
3. If you have a flash/thumb drive, install Dropbox to the mounted drive in C:, named DB Mount. Select the this as the location for your Dropbox directory.
joonylee
New member | Level 2
Thank you Adam! Awesome!
Cyron
5 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Dropbox is useless crap because of this restriction. I don't want shady workarounds, I want a built in option that lets me freely choose a location on any removable drive. It's just remarkable that Dropbox still exists. I have seen much better applications come and go.
Oh and btw, those ever popping up badge notifications are annoying af. I don't give a **bleep** about your badges.
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